Ms. Zhao only felt pain in her heart.

Angry.

Obviously in her and Yu Waner's plan, things shouldn't be like this.

The common people should pity her, support her, and help her to criticize Leng Lanzhi!

But now, everything is reversed!

Originally, if the plan went well, she could follow Leng Lanzhi into the house and then threaten Leng Lanzhi to give her money.

Today, her husband came back from court and told her that a corrupt official had just been raided in Leng Lanzhi's fief, and dozens of boxes of pearls and tens of millions of taels of silver were found in the corrupt official's house.

According to the rules, all this money belongs to Leng Lanzhi. Now that the case has been settled, it will only be returned to the original owner after the people at the Princess Mansion have verified the amount of the stolen money.

Thousands of taels of silver and dozens of boxes of pearls!

Regardless of the value of those pearls, the silver alone is enough to make people dazzle.

You should know that although Marquis Pingnan is a second-class marquis, his annual salary is only more than a thousand taels and tens of dan of rice.

Shen Yizhi is only a member of the sixth rank, with a thousand households, and his annual salary is no more than a hundred taels.

For ordinary people, this amount of money can be considered a huge sum of money, the kind that can make them sit back and have nothing. But when it is placed in Shengjing and among the rich and powerful, it is simply not enough.

After all, just a second-class maid in the Hou Mansion costs two taels of silver per month. With the addition of cooks, guards and many other people, the cost of raising these people alone is nearly a hundred taels per month.

In addition to house repairs, daily food and clothing expenses, etc...

A thousand taels of silver is really not enough.

Fortunately, the Marquis Mansion still had hundreds of acres of fertile farmland as a reward from the emperor. By collecting rents, he could still keep several thousand taels of silver every year, so he barely managed to avoid having to live in vain.

But again, earning several thousand taels a year is really not enough in Shengjing, where every inch of land is precious.

After all, they can't just stay at home, eat and drink, and not go out to socialize.

And if you want to go out to socialize, you are not allowed to buy new clothes? New jewelry?

The noble ladies and charming young ladies in Beijing like to compare themselves with each other in terms of clothes, jewelry, rouge and gouache...

Ms. Zhao desperately wants to squeeze into that circle, is it okay if she doesn't do anything about it?

In addition, Ping Nanhou likes to drink wine and go to the Flower House when he has nothing to do...

Not to say that we cannot make ends meet, but we can only make a living.

In the past, although Mrs. Zhao knew that her daughter-in-law had a fiefdom, she didn't think much about it.

After all, Leng Lanzhi's food and clothing expenses were all at the Pingnan Hou Mansion, and she didn't show off any grandiose things, so Zhao thought there was little money in that fief.

Only today did she realize how wrong she had been!

Why don’t you have money?

That would be an extremely wealthy country, right?

She was dissatisfied, and the Hou family was now living in a tight situation, and Yu Waner's guidance, consciously or unconsciously, said that a daughter-in-law should be filial to her parents-in-law... so Mrs. Zhao came.

Now that the plan to secretly use the pressure of public opinion to threaten Leng Lanzhi cannot be carried out, Zhao simply broke the pot and said: "Why do you want to go in and say it? Are you afraid to confront me in public because of your guilty conscience?"

She no longer covered her face with her hands, and the people around her could see clearly that this person's face was clean and there was no trace of sadness or grievance at all.

On the contrary, the princess is soft and frail, as if she will be blown away by a gust of wind, which makes people feel affectionate.

Faced with the accusation, Leng Lanzhi was stunned for a moment, and then asked in confusion: "Why did my mother-in-law say this?"

Mrs. Zhao snorted coldly: "Today, in front of my father and fellow villagers, let's have a good fight."

"When a husband and wife get married, their property must be put in one place. You and my son have been married for six years, but you have never handed over a single copper. I can't bear this. After all, you are a princess and have a noble status. I have no right to question you.

What.

But you should never, absolutely shouldn't take Yizhi away! We only have one son, Yizhi, and it will all depend on him to support the Pingnan House in the future. If you take him away, you are taking Pingnan away.

All the future income of the Hou Mansion! How do you expect our family to survive?"

It is really unheard of for a dignified wife of the Hou Mansion, who is supposed to be responsible for the entire affairs of the Hou Mansion, to come to her daughter-in-law to make trouble and ask for money from her daughter-in-law.

Not to mention that there is no such precedent in the aristocratic circle, it is rare for ordinary people to see such a strange thing.

The people around him were stunned.

A dark light flashed across Leng Lan's eyes.

It turns out I came here for money.

In the past, although this old pious woman was annoying, she never dared to worry about her money bag.

Come to think of it, this must have been the handiwork of the good outsider.

Leng Lanzhi lowered his eyes and asked in a good-natured manner: "What do you want, mother-in-law?"

Seeing her being so submissive, Mrs. Zhao thought that the method of using public opinion had worked. She snorted coldly and became more and more satisfied: "Let Yizhi go back to live in Pingnan Marquis Mansion, and make up for the share you owe over the years."

The people watching suddenly didn't know how to evaluate it.

He is really thick-skinned when his daughter-in-law asks for money so confidently.

Of course, some people think that although Mrs. Pingnanhou is not good-looking, what she does seems to be fine.

In ordinary people's homes, whose mother-in-law doesn't make the decision?

Regardless of whether it is a son or a daughter-in-law, any money earned must be handed over to the father-in-law.

As a result, the two groups of people who thought Zhao was right and those who thought Zhao was wrong started a heated discussion, and those who thought Zhao was right gradually gained the upper hand.

Mrs. Zhao became more and more proud.

Leng Lanzhi sighed softly and winked at the housekeeper beside him.

The housekeeper struck the gong hard, and the harsh sound of the gongs and drums suppressed all the discussions around him.

Leng Lanzhi lowered his eyes and said quietly: "Mother-in-law may have forgotten... that being a prince-in-law is equivalent to marrying into a wife. Not only does the person belong to the woman, but all his future income also belongs to the woman?"

Ms. Zhao was startled, and her eyes suddenly flickered with guilt.

Leng Lanzhi lived in Pingnanhou Mansion for six years, so that everyone forgot the nature of Shen Yizhi's marriage.

Mrs. Zhao said stubbornly: "Even if he is a wife, Ke Yi is my only son. You have to let him provide for us in our old age——"

Leng Lanzhi sighed again: "Mother-in-law, do you have to be so clear with me?"

Her tone sounded a bit resentful.

If you really want to settle accounts, then there are some accounts that really should be cleared up.

The money she spent on Pingnanhou Mansion was not much, but it was only relative to the money in her treasury.

Mrs. Zhao seemed to have heard the meaning of pleading from inside?

Thinking that Leng Lanzhi was scared, she was shocked: "Brothers still have to settle accounts openly! What's more, if you take Yizhi away, our Pingnan Marquis Mansion will no longer be able to survive! This account must be settled!"

Leng Lanzhi gave a bitter smile: "Okay, since my mother-in-law insists on settling the score——"

Her style suddenly changed: "Then let's do the math."

Mrs. Zhao was overjoyed.

Is this agreed?

How much does she want later?

Leng Lanzhiguang had tens of millions of taels of silver confiscated from corrupt officials, so she wanted to keep half of it. Isn't that excessive?

Thinking about it, she said loudly: "Daughters-in-law of other families need to give all their income to their mother-in-law to supplement the family income. I won't take away yours, as long as you hand over half of it, it will be enough." .”

As she spoke, she showed an expression that she thought was very considerate.

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The third update, if nothing else, there will be another update in the evening
Chapter completed!